Book-support



UNITED STATES P TE T .OFFICE.

BARTON PIGKEBING, OF DAYTON, "OHIG.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent K01284 228, datedSeptember' l, 1883'.

' Application filed October 26,1877. r i

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, BARTON PIOKERING, of

.the city of Dayton, in the county of Montgoinery and State of Ohio,have invented a new and useful improvement-viz., a Book- SuppOrt-whichimprovement is' fully'set I forth in the following specification andaccom- The object of my invention is toconstruct a book-support whichwill fold compactly,

end of the-base.

and the rear end thereof to form a case for pencils andpens.

A represents the base, which preferably is of tar-board, (a heavypaper,)' and to the rear is glued'a block or ledge of wood, B, groovedthroughout its length. This block serves the double purpose-that ofsupporting the part 0 and forming a receptacle for pens and pencils. Apivoted lid (shown in vertical position) serves to close the case.

The block or ledge H is glued onto the front Ithas a groove near itsfront edge, that forms a bearing for the part D, and serves to support apen or pencil when the support is folded. ,The rear of this block isnotched to form a hearing, so that when the parts are folded the uppersurface of the support presents a plane surface. I

The part 0 serves as a brace to the part D, which it holds in obliqueposition. It is connected to thegrear block or case by muslin or otherflexible; material, and in the same manner it is connected to the partD. i This part forms theprincipal part of thevbook-support,

as when in use the back of thebookrests against it, while the loweredgeof thebook zontal, and may be held in any suitable frame,

or may be simply'suspended against. a wall or otherwise, or laid onawdesk or. table. These brackets are ijof wire, of the I form. shown inthe drawing, and are held to thelssupport or.

, thereby form a bearing, that the" flatspring back byfasteningsthatembrace the shank, the same passingfthrough the back, and areclinched on. theoppositewside The *Ilower I ends of the bracketscurveonthemselves, and

drawing, the bracket to the left is shown as turned out from the back,and that to-the right as lying against the back.

The essential feature of my invention is the relation of the brackets tothe back, that the brackets may be pressed back against the object being"supported, and that the whole may be folded compactly. The pencil-caseis a material part of the invention, and is added as a convenientattachment. When the parts are folded, as illustrated by dotted lines. asmall button connected with the block H holds the parts together. Theoperation may be'thus described: Raising the parts, the back is broughtto rest within the groove, the brackets are drawn out, and an open bookis placed against the back and within the brackets, the same pressingback against the leaves withthe force of the spring; or, if the springis not used, the friction within the fastenin'gs serves to hold thebrackets against the leaves, and thus is held a book for the purpose ofstudy. I am aware that it is not new toconstruct a book-rest composed ofa horizontal base, upon which inclined hinged adjustable sections aremounted and held up and open by a supporting-ledge, the said base-piecealsobeing pro vided with a ledge containing adjustable fingers forholding open the leaves of a book, and the sections beingso arrangedthat they can be folded against each other and the base to render thedevice compact andportable. I consequently disclaim such device as beingof my invention. i

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a'device for holding the leaves ofan I open book, the back D, brackets F F, provided at their lower endswith bent portions, and the flat spring G, the several parts com binedsubstantially as and forthe purpose specified. 2. The combination of theback D, brackets F F, spring G, brace O, and base A, with front and rearledges, substantially as set forth.

BARTON PIOKERING.

WVitnesses: j J. J. BELVILLE,

W. H. BELVILLE.

